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Germany is strengthening Ukraine’s defense with three US HIMARS systems. Why the weapon system is essential in the Ukraine war.
Washington DC – Germany wants to deliver three new HIMARS systems to Ukraine. In Washington, visiting his counterpart Lloyd Austin, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) announced that he would send three HIMARS-type rocket launchers to Kiev to strengthen the Ukrainian front against the Russian aggressor.
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – better known by the acronym HIMARS – is a mobile multiple rocket launcher artillery system developed by the American defense company Lockheed Martin. Germany will purchase a total of three of these weapon systems directly from the US military inventory in order to send them on to Ukraine, as it said in a report of the German Ministry of Defense.
30 million US dollars for the HIMARS and Pistorius does not want to save: “time is of the essence”
In total, Germany paid $30 million for the three systems, he said Mirror reported. The plan to buy the three systems arose before the US aid package was passed US Congress was approved. Since “time is of the essence,” Germany still wants to deliver, as Pistorius told the press in Washington. Because: due to disputes between Republicans and Democrats The expected military aid for Kiev from the USA was delayed considerably.
So far, the HIMARS rocket systems have proven to be very effective. At the start of the war, the US already sent some of the weapons to Ukraine, allowing the Ukrainian military to destroy ammunition depots, command centers and troop assembly points, among other things Newsweek reported.
Almost $100,000 cost per kill: HIMARS effective and deadly in the Ukraine war
The deadly weapon can fire its missiles in volleys of six and target its target up to 80 kilometers away. During the early days of the war, the HIMARS represented the strength of the Ukrainian army – and quickly became the Russians’ favorite target.
Because: The rocket system may look small, but it has a lot to offer. The HIMARS concept was developed back in the 1980s until the system went into production for the first time in 1996. A so-called GMLRS rocket, which the system normally fires, costs just under $100,000. Additionally, ATACMS ballistic missiles can be fired with a range of up to 310 kilometers, according to the US news portal Executive Gov reported.
HIMARS system Putin’s horror: Over 20 of the systems are already in use in Ukraine
The HIMARS system and its rockets are in… Ukraine war become essential. The US military had sent 20 HIMARS to Kiev for both offense and defense, which were included in the $700 million aid package in June 2022.
The rockets were particularly effective in Donbass Vladimir Putin’s Push back military, how Executive Gov continue writing. But Russia is also developing. Recently, the Russian military was repeatedly able to block the signal from the HIMARS system, which made it more difficult for Ukraine to use it effectively. (SiSchr)
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